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Lot no. 565
Paul Thek School of life. Egypt Schulheft mit 26 Skizzen, wenige beidseitig, eine doppelseitig. Je Bleistift auf Papier. 1 Blatt mit handschriftlichen Einträgen. Zusätzlich 2 Skizzen von fremder Hand. Das Buch ist von beiden Seiten aus vom Künstler gefüllt worden. 24,5 x 16,8 cm. Auf dem Umschlag signiert, datiert und betitelt 'Paul Thek 69/70' und mit handschriftlichen Angaben. Rückseitig mit Widmung. - Mit geringfügigen Altersspuren. Provenienz Direkt vom Künstler; Privatbesitz, Niederlande „School of Life. Class: Adult. Subject: Egypt“ benennt Paul Thek sein Skizzenbuch, das während einer Reise zusammen mit einem Freund nach Ägypten entstand. Die „Schule des Lebens“ war für den Künstler von eminenter Bedeutung. Weitgereist, wissensdurstig und allen Aspekten der menschlichen Existenz gegenüber offen, war Paul Thek ein außerordentlich vielseitiger Künstler, in dessen Werk sich die scheinbar größtmöglichen Gegensätze des Lebens vereinen. „In his work and life, he melded the spiritual with the philosophical, integrating a healthy dose of popular culture and humor. He ranged widely in pursuit of meaning, blending modes that were conventional (study, meditative writing, oil on canvas) and unconventional (free love, psychedelics, wax-made chunks of flesh). The mix of seeming opposites marks Thek's achievement as an artist. […] He celebrated (often in a single work) religion and sexuality, beauty and pain, comedy and high seriousness, in a manner, that he clearly believed reflected truths about the human experience.“ (Lynn Zelevansky, in: Paul Thek. Diver, Ausst.Kat. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York 2011, S.10f.) Notiz- und Skizzenbücher bildeten für den Künstler dabei Zeit seines Lebens eine wichtige Grundlage - nicht nur relevant für sein künstlerisches Schaffen, sondern auch als Tagebuch, in dem er sehr persönliche Fragen für sich zu klären versuchte und schriftlich oder zeichnerisch festhielt, was immer ihn bewegte. Seine vielgestaltigen Interessen werden beim Sichten dieses ägyptischen Skizzenbuches deutlich. Eher allgemein gehaltene Zeichnungen von Booten und Uferböschungen am Nil wechseln mit detaillierten Personenstudien einheimischer Männer; seinen Begleiter beim Lesen und Sonnenbaden hielt Thek ebenso bildlich fest wie sich selbst aus seiner eigenen Perspektive beim Zeichnen im Auto oder Flugzeug. Alltagsgegenstände, die sein Augenmerk auf sich zogen, sind in extremer Nahansicht dargestellt, flüchtige figürliche Silhouetten eilen an anderer Stelle vorüber. Ein paar rudimentäre Übersetzungsübungen aus dem Arabischen zeugen ebenso wie die Frottage von Hieroglyphen von seiner Neugier der fremden Sprache und Kultur gegenüber. Paul Thek School of life. Egypt School exercise book with 26 sketches, a few on both sides, one double-sided, each pencil on paper. 1 sheet with handwritten entries. Additionally 2 sketches by an unknown hand. The artist worked on the book from both sides. 24.5 x 16.8 cm. Signed, dated, and titled 'Paul Thek 69/70' on the cover and with handwritten notes. Dedication verso. - Minor traces of age. Provenance Acquired directly from the artist; private possession, the Netherlands “School of Life. Class: Adult. Subject: Egypt” was the name Paul Thek gave his sketchbook which emerged during a trip with a friend through Egypt. The “School of Life” was of eminent importance to the artist. Widely travelled, with a thirst for knowledge and open to all aspects of human existence, Paul Thek was an unusually versatile artist whose work unites the seemingly greatest possible opposites of life. “In his work and life, he melded the spiritual with the philosophical, integrating a healthy dose of popular culture and humor. He ranged widely in pursuit of meaning, blending modes that were conventional (study, meditative writing, oil on canvas) and unconventional (free love, psychedelics, wax-made chunks of flesh). The mix of seeming opposites marks Thek's achievement as an artist. […] He celebrated (often in a single work) religion and sexuality, beauty and pain, comedy and high seriousness, in a manner, that he clearly believed reflected truths about the human experience.” (Lynn Zelevansky, in: Paul Thek. Diver, exhib.cat. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York 2011, p.10f.) Notebooks and sketchbooks formed an important fundament for the artist throughout his life - not only relevant for his artistic work, but also as a diary in which he tried to clarify questions personal to him and recorded in writing or drawing whatever moved him. His varied interests are clearly seen in this Egyptian sketchbook. More general drawings of boats and embankments on the Nile alternate with detailed studies of local men; Thek captured his companion reading or sunbathing just as figuratively as himself from his own perspective when drawing in the car or plane. Everyday objects which caught his eye are depicted in extreme close-up whilst fleeting figural silhouettes pass quickly by. A few rudimentary translation exercises from Arabic or the frottage of hieroglyphics demonstrate his curiosity for the foreign language and culture.
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Drawings, watercolours and pastels
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50667 Köln - Germany
12/01/2018
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